Film Description

Espionage thriller starring Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, an ex-CIA officer whose loyalty is put to the test when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. In an attempt to evade capture for long enough to gather the evidence she needs to clear her name and protect her husband, Salt goes on the run, using all the tricks of her trade as a covert operative to stay off the radar of the CIA counter-intelligence officers sent to track her down. However, Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast further doubt on her motives as the hunt to uncover the truth of her identity escalates into an international operation by the world's most powerful forces.